diff --git a/test/subset/data/expected/instantiate_base/NotoSerifHK-subset.default.retain-all-codepoint.wght=400-600.ttf b/test/subset/data/expected/instantiate_base/NotoSerifHK-subset.default.retain-all-codepoint.wght=400-600.ttf
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diff --git a/test/subset/data/expected/instantiate_base/NotoSerifHK-subset.default.retain-all-codepoint.wght=500.ttf b/test/subset/data/expected/instantiate_base/NotoSerifHK-subset.default.retain-all-codepoint.wght=500.ttf
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diff --git a/test/subset/data/fonts/NotoSerifHK-subset.ttf b/test/subset/data/fonts/NotoSerifHK-subset.ttf
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diff --git a/test/subset/data/tests/instantiate_base.tests b/test/subset/data/tests/instantiate_base.tests
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index 000000000..384ea7ecb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/subset/data/tests/instantiate_base.tests
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+FONTS:
+NotoSerifHK-subset.ttf
+
+PROFILES:
+default.txt
+
+SUBSETS:
+*
+
+INSTANCES:
+wght=500
+wght=400:600
+
+OPTIONS:
+no_fonttools
diff --git a/test/subset/meson.build b/test/subset/meson.build
index b197da23b..deeccf50a 100644
--- a/test/subset/meson.build
+++ b/test/subset/meson.build
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ tests = [
   'post',
   '32bit_var_store',
   'pin_all_at_default',
+  'instantiate_base',
   'instantiate_glyf',
   'instantiate_cff2',
   'full_instance',